Power generation assemblies, and apparatus for use therewith

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US7293960B2Active Publication Date: 2007-11-13OCEAN WIND TECH
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Authority / Receiving Office
US · United States
Patent Type
Patents(United States)
Current Assignee / Owner
OCEAN WIND TECH
Publication Date
2007-11-13

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Abstract

A floating power generation assembly comprises at least three floating units (900) floating on a body of water, and at least three anchors (916) secured to a solid surface beneath the body of water, each of the floating units (900) being provided with a power generator, the floating units (900) being arranged substantially at the vertices of at least one equilateral triangle. Ship borne apparatus for deploying the floating units of such a power generation assembly and a novel multiple wind turbine assembly are also described.
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REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

[0001] This application claims priority from Provisional Application Ser. No. 60 / 481,547, filed Oct. 23, 2003, the entire disclosure of which is herein incorporated by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0002] This invention relates to power generation assemblies, and apparatus for use therewith. More specifically, this invention relates to (a) a floating power generation assembly; (b) a process for placing a floating unit on water, this process being especially, although not exclusively, intended for use in deploying certain components of the floating power generation assembly of the invention; and (c) a multiple wind turbine assembly.

[0003] As concern over the environmental consequences of conventional power plants, including their carbon dioxide emissions, has increased in recent years, greater attention has been focused upon so-called “green” or environmentally advantageous power plants which use renewable sources of energy and do not cause substan...

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